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cladism

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[klad-iz-uhm, kley-diz-] / ˈklæd ɪz əm, ˈkleɪ dɪz- /

noun

Biology.

  1. the cladistic method of classification.

Etymology

Origin of cladism

First recorded in 1965; clad- + -ism

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